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Windows 7: Stopping Automatic Driver Install

I'm trying to install the new windows 7 nvidia drivers from nvidia but every time I uninstall the 181.72 drivers it automatically installs it every time I start windows. I have "No, Never install driver software from windows update" selected in the device installation settings in the advanced system window, so why does it keep installing? How do I disable this automatic install of the drivers?

That should have worked. But an alternative might be "Check for updates, but let me choose whether to download and install them.
This is the setting I use. It gives you the opportunity to examine each update and hide it, if not rquired, so that you are not bothered again.

I have had this problem too. I think what I did was go into device manager and select the "properties" of your device and click "disable" before you install the new driver. Or you can just right click the device and click "disable" That should work.

BTW Most new drivers work anyway....even if Windows 7 finds a driver in the middle of the installation. Nvidia drivers do....

That should have worked. But an alternative might be "Check for updates, but let me choose whether to download and install them.
This is the setting I use. It gives you the opportunity to examine each update and hide it, if not rquired, so that you are not bothered again.

I don't have that option...

Quote: Originally Posted by nate42nd

I have had this problem too. I think what I did was go into device manager and select the "properties" of your device and click "disable" before you install the new driver. Or you can just right click the device and click "disable" That should work.

BTW Most new drivers work anyway....even if Windows 7 finds a driver in the middle of the installation. Nvidia drivers do....

So do you mean if I install new drivers while the current drivers are running I should be fine?

So do you mean if I install new drivers while the current drivers are running I should be fine?

I have done it many times...yes you should be fine. I think Nvidia has taken this into account when making the drivers. If you run the "setup" they will install. Just go to device manager when done and make sure they are installed.

What has worked for me in the past is to first download the driver you want to install. Unplug the eithernet cable or wireless adaptor from the machine, uninstall the driver you want to get rid of "this may require a reboot". After that you should be able to install the new driver without Windows looking for and installing another one.

install older driver even tho windows says it already has the best one

delete the cabinet drivers these are located in C:/Windows/System32/DriverStore/FileRepository/
open device manager and right click the device properties go to driver details and find the driver it uses in the above folder. take ownership of said file (otherwise fileaccess and delete will be denied)
then delete it. now scan for hardware changes in dev man and now it will not auto load the driver from within windows and you can select your own reguardless if it is an older version

you must take ownership of said system file to delete it

how to add "take ownership to" system context to automatically allow editing of protected system files.
add these lines to a a black notepad document and save as takeowner.reg The ".reg" is the important part. this is how you can open the document as a registry modding file. you can name it anything you like and delete it after opening it

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